Rami Rafih

2 weeks ago | bcg.com | Tim Figures |Marc Gilbert |Rami Rafih |Cristián Rodríguez-Chiffelle

The European Union’s first round of pending retaliation against sharp US tariff increases indicates the intention to take a tactical and incremental approach to the developing trade dispute with Washington. The aim: to ramp up pressure on the US to negotiate a settlement and prevent a tit-for-tat spiral into an escalating trade war.

Jan 18, 2025 | foodlogistics.com | Rami Rafih |Kasey Maggard |Iacob Koch-Weser |Keith Halliday |Marc Gilbert |Dominic DeSapio | +2 more

No one yet knows what trade policies President-elect Trump will enact once in office, but three things are clear: First, during his first term, he imposed new punitive tariffs. Second, he has repeatedly said he plans to levy new or increased tariffs quickly once inaugurated for his second term. Third, U.S. trading partners could—and probably would—retaliate with measures of their own. The impact on many industries, and on individual companies, could be rapid and significant.

Jun 20, 2024 | bcg.com | Nikolaus Lang |Aparna Bharadwaj |Marc Gilbert |Rami Rafih

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